Section 14:
Penalties.
1[(1) Whoever employs any child or permits any child to work in contravention of the
provisions of section 3 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six
months but which may extend to two years, or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand
rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both:
Provided that the parents or guardians of such children shall not be punished unless they permit such
child for commercial purposes in contravention of the provisions of section 3.
(1A) Whoever employs any adolescent or permits any adolescent to work in contravention of the
provisions of section 3A shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six
months but which may extend to two years or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand
rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both:
Provided that the parents or guardians of such adolescent shall not be punished unless they permit
such adolescent to work in contravention of the provisions of section 3A.
(1B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (1A) the parents or guardians of any
child or adolescent referred to in section 3 or section 3A, shall not be liable for punishment, in case of the
first offence.]
2[(2) Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under section 3 or section 3A commits a like
offence afterwards, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one
year but which may extend to three years.
(2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the parents or guardian having been
convicted of an offence under section 3 or section 3A, commits a like offence afterwards, he shall be
punishable with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.]
(3) Whoever--
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(d) fails to comply with or contravenes any other provisions of this Act or the rules made
thereunder,shall be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to one month or with fine which may
extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
2. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
3. Clauses (a), (b) and (c) omitted by s. 18, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).